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49 Revolution (Molting)
Unmasking

with guidance we utilise intensity

"KO : take off the covering, skin or hide; change, renew, molt; remove, peel off; revolt, overthrow, degrade from office; leather armour, protection." ERANOS p530

Image :

"[With guidance comes intensity : Unmasking]. By establishing a calendar one shows the seasons."

Class: Integrating

Commentary :

Cooperative format : In hexagram 49 we find that there are times when ideologies need to be changed. The opportunity has come for the change to occur. Let the outside reflect YOUR direction/ideology. This is like removing a facade, and letting the inner shine, rather than adopting one (22). In the image context, by creating a calendar the cycles of the heavens can be seen and predicted; we have revealed the inner workings. Contextually, from combining pulling back with guidence/direction, so emerges unmasking.

Oppositional format : lake against fire.

Template/Persona format : Expansive bonding in a context of expansive bounding. Intensity in a context of guidance.

Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Fire reflects Distribution. The trigram of Lake reflects cooperative Exchange. Distribution through cooperative exchange is expressed as re-newing, revealing the hidden, unmasking, that is extended into the more oppositional concept of revolution.

Hexagram 49 is the general form of hexagram 23, Pruning, cutting back, seperate chaff from wheat

Goal of 49 - hexagram 31 (or 'how do I 31? - 49')

49 is the goal of 28 (or 'how do I 49? - 28' How do I unmask/revolt/reveal? Through going beyond, exceeding, the norm)

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which this situation derives is described by hexagram 13. The raw base line position is described through analogy with hexagram 33 pulling back/retreating(tricking). This passes through hexagram 30 Guiding/Direction before finding fullest expression in hexagram 49.

Pair 49/04

Root Vertical Binary

Quality Matrix

Root Horizontal Binary

Balance Matrix

49 31 43 28 17 45 58 47

13 33 01 44 25 12 10 06

50 32 44 28 16 46 57 48

50 32 44 28 16 46 57 48

63 39 05 48 03 08 60 29

37 53 09 57 42 20 61 59

64 40 06 47 04 07 59 29

64 40 06 47 04 07 59 29

55 62 34 32 51 16 54 40

30 56 14 50 21 35 38 64

56 62 33 31 52 15 53 39

56 62 33 31 52 15 53 39

36 15 11 46 24 02 19 07

22 52 26 18 27 23 41 04

35 16 12 45 23 02 20 08

35 16 12 45 23 02 20 08

13 33 01 44 25 12 10 06

49 31 43 28 17 45 58 47

14 34 01 43 26 11 09 05

05 09 11 26 43 01 34 14

37 53 09 57 42 20 61 59

63 39 05 48 03 08 60 29

38 54 10 58 41 19 61 60

60 61 19 41 58 10 54 38

30 56 14 50 21 35 38 64

55 62 34 32 51 16 54 40

30 55 13 49 22 36 37 63

63 37 36 22 49 13 55 30

22 52 26 18 27 23 41 04

36 15 11 46 24 02 19 07

21 51 25 17 27 24 42 03

03 42 24 27 17 25 51 21

Above.

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:
Line 1 -
"Securing oneself in the skin of a yellow cow." [Before any action one must step back and reconsider one's intensions (cow - docile, yellow - middle path, not extreme)].
Line 2 -
"On the point of revolt. Discipline is favourable, no harm in this." [On the verge of action one must maintain one's self discipline]
Line 3 -
"Exposed to danger one faces adverse testing times. Only when revolutionary words have three times been encountered are things in accord." [Put in too much energy, immature start. Let the word get around first].
Line 4 -
"Repenting not even considered, a proper action. Making a new 'fate' favourable." [Not yet finished - a 'fate'(future) to plan/make/sequence)]
Line 5 -
"The great noble creates the transformation of the state. Without any signs things are balanced," [Establishment of new laws]
Line 6 -
"One can change one's spots. The common people [can only] unmask the face. Correcting unfortunate. Living in testing but favourable times."
Transformative methods

By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 13. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 13 as context.

A context of revolution, of unamasking, revealing the hidden leads to the emergence of associating with the like-minded. Reciprocally, a context of associating with the like-minded leads to the emergence of revolution, of revelation.

It is important to remember that, when using transformative methods, the more lines requiring change, the more energy required when attempting to introduce a different context. It may therefore be of benefit to work on existing changing lines and achieve your goal in steps rather than attempt, for example, a six-line change all at once.

Context as Push

To 'go with the flow', any hexagram that is changing into hexagram 38 reflects an influence of 49 on that hexagram in that the 'flow' is in hexagram 49 and as such this reflects the need to adapt to that flow and so take-on the properties and methods of 49.

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